m ' "':h: t • z ÚíM 1 Death oí Osctr Calhoun. w w __ Oscar Calhoun was drowned 'in the ship cbnal at Lynchburg below Houston by falling from a boat Saturday evening at 9 o'clock and the remains arrived here Monday ni«ht. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. C. U. McLarty Tuesday after- noon and the remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery, the newly made mound being banked with flowers placed there by kind and loving hands. He was a son of C. Calhoun and wife of this place, and was in the useful prime of young man- hood, he being only 31 years and 2 months old. He was engineer on one of the gasoline boats ply- ^ ing on the waters of the ship canal. He was an honest and industrious young man and hi^ associates and companions wen ^ attached to him by reason of hi* genial and charitable disposition, and, manly character, the chiel characteristics of which were honesty and charity. As an evi dence of the esteem in which h« was held by his friends in Hous ton, t...

te* Í¿: ¿ • ======= MHCSM CMMg LNfCf By Th« Burleson County Publishing Co. W. m. RANKIN, Maiafer. ¿atorad at the poeto**" * «r Caldwell. Tesas, u second-eta mall natter. Advertlalng Ratea )m tniertlOD 20c par inch All advertíalo^ ruó until ordered ont. Local readers 7 1-2 cent per line each naertion inscription Per Tear Si.50 Three months 60c, Si* months 75c (Invariably in Advance.) THE PRODIGAL SON. "At last I'm wise, I will arise and seek my father's shack;" thu< mut- tered low the ancient bo, and then he hit tlie track. From dwellings rude he'd oit been shod— been chased by farmers' dogs; this poor old scout, all down and out, had herded with tbe dogs. His heart was wrong; it took him long to, rec- ognize the truth; that there's a glad and smiling dad for each repentant yquth. '*1 will arise, doggóne my eyes," the prodigal observed, "and tiy to strike the old straight pike fipm which I idly swerved." The father saw, while baling straw, the truant, sore and lame; he whooped wit...

i WMMMNMNMMMMMIMM RURAL* &• § < p firY; ';. mfa. Notes. A very tfood shower of rain fell in this section Friday night and farmers are rushing work getting their land ready for plant- ing. Some sny they expect to begin planting corn in a few days if there is no more rain. Some have planted their Irish potatoes, and there has been some gar (toning done. Mrs. Johnston and family of Gee Prairie spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs Emma Frank- lin. Quite a crowd of young peopl from here attended a party at Mr. Clepper's night. Miss Bert Brymer of Denison visited the family of J W. Moore here a few days last week. Miss Mirmie Merle Brymer returned home Monday afte: spending a few days with rela tives at Caldwell. R. L. Houston and family ot the Hookervillecommunity spen Saturday and Sunday with tlx family of W. E. Dunaway. At the last meeting of the W 0« W. lodge here C. I. Adamth wait was elected delegate and R. L. Houston alternate to attend the state lodge at Fort Wortl March the ...

-L Volumne XXXI Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, Friday, March 19, 1915 Modern Methods These days the average farmer has about all the advantages of his town neighbor if he cares to use them. The farmer can do his banking by mail if he cares to take advantage of modern methods. It is safe, prompt, satisfactory and the thing to do. Many of our customers are banking that way- They mail us their checks and we at once credit their account and mail a duplicate deposit *slip. It is much safei' to have the money to your credit than it is to carry around the checks. The First State BanK CALDWELL, TEXAS Guaranty Funrt Bank INNM !. F. GILLEY "THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY" Near Santa Fa Depot. Caldwell, Texas. w. w. i&AJsriKxisr ATTORVJCY.AT.LAW ANUlNOTAKV FT7HLIC Office is Ledger Bslldiat Caldwell, Texas Gilley SHARING HIS PROFITS WITH HIS CUSTOMERS My Cash Registers are now Printing and Issuing to every cus- tomer, a licket shewing the amount and date of the purchase, the sales- man t...

— ■Iftfl jff* ■ IE*', i It and wife re- from rnham- lifch came up from 'and spent Sunday Iks. Thomas oame over ran Sunday on an ex- 'visit to relatlres. J. H. Dusek returned to leron Tuesday from visiting i. T. Skrivanek. f Misses Tracy Schiller and riasta Maresh of Bellville ar- rived Tuesday to visit Miss Ma- tilde Hejl. Mesdames J. O. Schiller and W. C. Mills spent Tuesday and Wednesday with relatives in Cameron. Vollie Dennis left Monday eve- ning for Houston where he has accepted a position as chauffer on a jitney car. Miss Myrtle Fraim who is teaching school at Gause came down and spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Vm OrtÉN That Oms Net Affect T s Ha* Biciiif of its Ionic mod laxative effect. LAXA- TIVE BROMO QUININE i* better than ordinary Qtainiue and does not canae nervousness nor Ing in head. Remember the full name and for the aicw.tnre of E. W. GROVE. 25c. Miss Gladys Porter of Hix re- turned to Baylor Female college Monday after a short visit to rel- atives aud h...

y 18, \ Notice it of Burleson, /hereby that by virtue of a certain tion issued out of the Hon- County Court of Burleson ty, of the 8th day of Fetru- 1915, by Joseph Wondrash, k of said County Court, for the'sum of Five Hundrad Ninety Two & 96-100 ($502.96) dollars and costs of suit,, under a Judgment in favor of J. W. Dallas, in a cer- tain cause in said Court No. H06, and styled J. W. Dallas vs. Rich- ard Hopkins, placed in my hands for service, I, E. A. Ellis, as Sheriff ot Burleson County, Tex- as. did. on the 22nd day of Feb- ruary, 1915, levy on certain Heal Estate, situated in Burleson County, Texas, described as fol- lows, to wit: An undivided 1-8 interest in a tract or parcel of land situated in Burleson County, a part of the John P. Cole Survey, being h part of a tract conveyed to Daniel | Dabney by YV. B Hill, and con j/veyed by Daniel Dabney toW. B. J Hoskins, and described as fol lows: Beginning at the west corner of said tract conveyed by Hill to Dabney, Thence 8. 4...

i * ' i NVAL V Oaldw«U, Texas, atD BMttar na R«tM 20c per inch run until ordered out. 1-2 cento per line each Ye« #1.50 50c, Six months 75c bly in Advance.) ill": M, . i \ f-lí '' HAT IS NEWS? man who has had the re- ity of filling the columns iper has at some peiiod in ireer asked himself this qnes- but the answer is as varied as lan nature with its many diffei- it ideals will allow. In the majoiity of cases, the re- porter and editor merely ask them- selves what it is that their reader* demand, so we see the most minute details published of any rich, salac- ious scandal which happens to be available, upon the supposition that their readers want it. As life is only a matter of environment, and character is an accumulation of habit**, so literary taste ma\ be de- veloped by the class of reading most constantly indulged i . S« that it soon becomes a fixed habit among the readers to look io*t harrowiog tragedy or shocking scandal in every paper they pick up, and failing to feed thélr ...

help he iere are so one needs is not the only rings a person to rty of desire for the best things of iife is physical poverty, srson has no greater to have financial and # They ignore mor itellectual values alto We see so many men jen who seemingly care ig for the spiritual value* i derived from attending th< 1,8 house on the Lord's day irty stricken in soul. Not le to rise early enough on the ibbath day to get to Sunday lool and church. These un- fortunates njed help. Many troubles arise in their pathway to keep them from the services of the church. We should be ex- ceedingly patient with these peo pie as they struggle in their trials every Sabbath. Idiopth.A seems to be prevelant with many in matters of church and Sunday School work. We have said this to let some of the folks know that we need them in the ser vices of the church. This awful Snnday disease is affecting the Sunday School and to some ex- tent the preaching services With a membership of more than 800 and then to ha...

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",c íiíii ■s8o «wb«Mr* AIS NEWS-CHRONICLE it ;lí. * - r turntm •oiidait i&Mmp PPPf • ■¡¡H Volumnc XXXI Caldwell, Burleson County, Tex* , Friday, March >6, 191s f Modern Methods These days the average farmer has about all the advantages of his town neighbor if he cares to use them. The farmer can do his banking by mail if he cares to take advantage of modern methods. It is safe, prompt, satisfactory and the thing to do. Many of our customers are banking that way. They mail us their checks and we at once credit their account and mail a duplicate deposit slip. It is much safe* to have the money to your credit than it is to carry around the check* The First State BanK CALDWELL, TEXAS Guaranty Funíí Bank W. W. K/A-IsTIECIlsr ATPOHNKY-AT-LAW ANDiNOTAhY P17BIJC Office la Ltdfer Balltfiot Caldwell, Texas — i I Gilley SHARING HIS PROFITS WITH HIS CUSTOMERS. My Cash Registers are now Printing and Issuing to every cus- tomer, a ticket shewing the amount and date of the purchase, the sal...

> Tuesday to visit Wend , Born: to C. Cannon and wife, of the Harmony seotion Tueaday Bora: to Mr. and Mra. O. L. Baker Sunday morning, a fine boy. A. E Perkins and wife visited •. , in Waco and San Antonio this week. M. D. Smith is located on the aide walk by Cobb's store and wants yonr shoe work. a meeting of the city coun- cil Tueaday afternoon M. J. Mc- Comba a civil engineer of Waco waa employed to take charge of the grading and graveling of the streets. He la inspecting the samplaa of gravel and will go over into Lm county and examine the gravel there before deter- mining where the supply o f gravel will be purchased. He will make a thorough investigat- ion before determining where the gravel will be bought, taking into consideration cost and qual- ity. One thing is settled and that is the street work must be done ihorougnly and will com- mence as soon as possible. «Floyd Carr went to Temple Tueaday for further treatment of bis right eye by a specialist. Jim Sullivan and fa...

IÉ ereby that by virtue of a certain tasued oat of the Hon- orable County Court of Burieaon County, of the 8th day of Febru- ary, 1915, by Joseph Wondrash, Clerk of said County Court, for the sum of Five Hundred Ninety Two & 96-100 ($592.96) dollars and oosts of suit, under a Judgment In favor of J. W. Dallas, in a cer tain cause In said Court No. H06, and styled J. W. Dallas vs. Rich ard Hopkins, placed in my hands for service, I, E. A. Ellin, a* Sheriff of Burleson County, Tex- as. did. on the 22nd day of Feb ruary, 1915, levy on certain Rea Estate, si t u a t ed in Burleson County, Texas, described as fol lows, to wit: An undivided 1-8 interest in tract or parcel of land situated ii Burleson County, a part of th John P. Cole Survey, being part of a tract conveyed to Danie Dabney by W. B Hill, and con veyed by Daniel Dabney to W. B Hoskins, and described as fol lows: Beginning at the wes corner oí said tract conveyed b. Hill to Dabuey, Thence 8. 45 E 112 1-3 Vrs. with the line...

f|$ ,JB J; iflfi IIP -•^r T y , "£' t&fyiptfniffM1 - \?7 </ * |«tMW ■ « ; ^: «M— >t Oa «I Caldwell. TexAi. maM Mttir. P"', Advertising R«te« >m Insertion «to per Inch All advertleioK run until ordered out. Local readers 7 1-2 cents por line each _.ption Per Year Si.50 Three months fiOc, 81* months 75c (Invariably in Advance.) N ' SWAT THE FLY POISON PERIL. ÜF m IP Of Ion v-seven cases of arsenical poisoning of children reported from fifteen states from July to October, 1914, in thirty-four the children were three years old or less. In thirty-seven the children had drunk poisoned water from a saucer con- taining fly paper. In eight cases the children were poisoned by suck- ing the wicks in tin receptacles con- taining arsenic, sugar and water. In two cases the children weie poisoned by sucking a sponge use! to moisten these wicks in poisonous fly destroyers. The similarity of the symptoms of arsenical poisoning to those of cholera infantum make it quite cer- tain that th...

swfcffi i " EÍ,'. i± wwmm we «re toreo* of the things of it that people gen to take the advice of beat friends. Another we are sure of and that is always lock the crib after is stolen. We don't li e much about death and iff («!(. its awful consequences. Most all men aim to prepare for death bu> few ever make the necessary preparation. We strive after earthly things but neglect spirit- ual matters. We court the dev-i and scorn the Savior of sinners. The worse the devil treats us the closer vie stick to him. The more mercy God shows us the further we live from him. Why all this any way V Sin is in our nature. The devil is the author of sin and our nature seeks i^ source. God has given each oni reason and judgement so he caí know for himself what is bes' in this life and what is beyouti the grave. If we fail to make the needed preparation to live with God beyoud the grave w* must live with him whom we are prepared to live with. Jesu- said that the unregenerated art the children of t...